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  • 1Zeal — eal (z[=e]l), n. [F. z[ e]le; cf. Pg. & It. zelo, Sp. zelo, celo; from L. zelus, Gr. ?, probably akin to ? to boil. Cf. {Yeast}, {Jealous}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause;… …

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  • 2zeal — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ excessive ▪ crusading, ideological (esp. AmE), missionary, reforming (esp. BrE), religious, revolutionary …

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  • 3Zeal — • From delos, a derivative of deo to boil , to throb with heat Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Zeal     Zeal     † …

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  • 4Zeal (web) — Zeal was a volunteer built web directory, first appearing in 1999, and then acquired by LookSmart in October 2000 for $20 million. Zeal combined the work of Looksmart s paid editors with that of volunteers who profiled websites and placed them in …

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  • 5zeal — [zi:l] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: zelus, from Greek zelos] eagerness to do something, especially to achieve a particular religious or political aim religious/revolutionary/missionary etc zeal ▪ He approached the job with… …

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  • 6zeal — [[t]zi͟ːl[/t]] N UNCOUNT Zeal is great enthusiasm, especially in connection with work, religion, or politics. ...his zeal for teaching... Mr Lopez approached his task with a religious zeal …

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  • 7ZEAL, Sir William Austin (1830-1912) — politician son of Thomas Zeal, was born at Westbury, Wiltshire, England, on 5 December 1830. He was educated privately, obtained his diploma as a surveyor and engineer, and came to Melbourne in 1852. He was employed as an engineer in charge of… …

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  • 8with a will — adverb : with willingness and zeal : earnestly, energetically, heartily went to work with a will to qualify himself H.E.Scudder * * * with a will Heartily and energetically • • • Main Entry: ↑will * * * energetically and resolutely …

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  • 9With a will — Will Will, n. [OE. wille, AS. willa; akin to OFries. willa, OS. willeo, willio, D. wil, G. wille, Icel. vili, Dan. villie, Sw. vilja, Goth wilja. See {Will}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by… …

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  • 10with bells on — adverb : in full party dress and spirits : with readiness and zeal : in full force : with clear superiority * * * informal enthusiastically everybody s waiting for you with bells on …

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